BioPark prepares to ship 1,200 pound hippo to Texas

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Tuesday was a bittersweet day for the BioPark Zoo as it prepared the crate to ship 2-year-old Brynn, a 1,200 lb. male hippo, to the San Antonio Zoo to breed and be with family.
“San Antonio is one of the absolute best [zoo facilities] out there, so it’s bittersweet, but we also know that he’s going to be part of a great thing,” Dep. CEO of the ABQ BioPark, Dr. Baird Fleming, said. “He can actually turn around completely in the crate. W